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Tu Fawning to Release Album, MFNW Show

September 4, 2010 3:42 pm

by Lauren Hudgins

Portland, Oregon-based quartet, Tu Fawning will release its debut full length, Hearts on Hold with Provenance Records on October 5. Tu Fawning is a collective of songsmiths and multi-instrumentalists founded by Joe Haege (31Knots, Menomena) and Corrina Repp. After releasing the Secession EP (Polyvinyl) in 2008, the group doubled in size when longtime collaborators Toussaint Perrault and Liza Rietz joined full time last year.

Download the albums first single, The Felt Sense.

Yet another fabulous MFNW show on Saturday! Tu Fawning will be playing with Menomena at the Crystal Ballroom, September 11.

Photo by Mike Burnett

Check out our photos of the Tu Fawning MFNW 2009 show at Berbati’s Pan.

Saturday, September 11
9pm
Crystal Ballroom
1332 W. Burnside St.
Portland, OR 97209
(503) 225-0047
$18 or MFNW wristband

Punch Brothers

September 3, 2010 2:52 pm

by Lauren Hudgins

The mandolin player for Punch Brothers looks like Jude Law from i ♥ huckabees, when Law’s character goes crazy. Chris Thile gyrates from the waist up when he plays.

Generally considered a bluegrass band, Punch Brothers plucked a hypnotic cover of Radiohead’s “Kid A” on the main stage at Pickathon.

All photos by Zachary Van Buuren.

Photos of Chatham County Line at Pickathon

September 2, 2010 2:29 pm

by Lauren Hudgins

Chatham County Line at Pickathon 2010

All photos by Zachary Van Buuren

Bonnie Prince Billy at Pickathon

August 29, 2010 1:45 pm

by Lauren Hudgins

“I’m Bonnie Prince Billy. We’re happy to serve you tonight. If you have any complaints or suggestions just think about those for a while. Think about them in your sleeping bags. Think about whether you’d like them said to you after you just played a show.”

Bonnie Prince Billy on the main stage, Sunday night of Pickathon. Photos by Zachary Van Buuren.

Pickathon 2010 From the Air

August 17, 2010 8:11 pm

by Lauren Hudgins

Guildworks created the stunning stretched fabric patterns over our heads at Pickathon. They allowed us to go 72 feet in the air (safely harnessed in) on the same cherry pickers used to hang the lines between trees. Yes, there were many jokes about getting high at Pickathon. We have gorgeous images from both day and night.

All photos by Zachary Van Buuren.

The City Repair Dome at Pickathon

August 16, 2010 9:16 pm

by Lauren Hudgins

Photo by Zachary Van Buuren

The City Repair Project built a geodesic dome in the woods at Pickathon, stringing little white and blue lights on a pinnacle. It was a space for musicians who were not on stage to meet and play together. They also provided a ridiculous amount of free food, primarily produce. Although there were many delicious and tempting concession carts, the dome was the only way to keep both a full stomach and cash in pocket. Organically Grown donated boxes and boxes of fruits and vegetables for City Repair to feed festival participants. When possible, Dome attendants cooked meals and blended smoothies to share.

Dandy Warhols Ride

June 23, 2010 4:28 pm

by Lauren Hudgins

The past two weeks, Portland has been celebrating Pedalpalooza, our bike fun festival. On Monday I went on the Dandy Warhols ride, which toured sites where the band members lived, practiced, and filmed music videos. We had a child’s trailer with a sound system blaring Dandy Warhols out the back. Zia McCabe, the keyboardist (aka around town as DJ Rescue) came along for the ride.

We began at Ladd’s Addition. Zia is the one with the brown/purple hair.

Somewhere in the middle we stopped at Slabtown to watch Dandy Warhols music videos.

We finished at Dante’s for a karaoke battle of “Bohemian Like You” and stayed for munchies and a round of karaoke From Hell with a live band. I came in second place in the Dandy Warhols karaoke contest, winning a t-shirt. Zia DJed later that night, but I left too early.

Darth Vader on a Bike

June 14, 2010 4:07 pm

by Lauren Hudgins

This photo was taken by Zander Speaks (of the former Skidmore Bluffs) at the Star Trek Vs. Star Wars Pedalpalooza ride. It is too awesome not to share.

Photo by Zander Speaks

These Numbers Have Faces World Cup Bracket

June 3, 2010 1:05 pm

by Lauren Hudgins

These Numbers Have Faces is a Portland, Ore based nonprofit organization working in the townships of Cape Town, South Africa. Through dynamic education programs, mentoring, and financial literacy, These Numbers Have Faces is empowering young people to reduce poverty in their own communities.

To support its soccer and education programs, These Numbers Have Faces recently launched a World Cup Benefit Bracket for the 2010 games being held in South Africa. All proceeds benefit education programs in South African townships and the bracket offers great prizes for the winners who most accurately predict the outcomes of World Cup matches.

Winner(s) will receive a 20×30 framed print and an exclusive copy of “A Beautiful Game: Football Through The Eyes Of The World’s Greatest Players.”

The photo was taken in 2008 by acclaimed photographer Jered Scott and features South African youth playing soccer in the townships of Cape Town, South Africa.

The hardcover coffee table book “A Beautiful Game” is an exclusive South African edition and features amazing soccer photos from around the world and written testimonials from stars like David Beckham, Lionel Messi, Landon Donovan, Emmanuel Eboue, Robin Van Persie, Fabio Cannavaro, Franck Ribery and more.